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In this article I want to talk about three great virtualization software for your desktop computer.

Why virtualize?

The current computers have faster CPUs and more RAM compared to those of 3 or 4 years ago. There is more ability to run a second operating system in parallel to your main operating system. But why do it?

To have another operating system (Windows, Linux or other)

For testing a new distribution

To prepare an environment dedicated to a product. For example, I installed a virtual machine with apache + mysql + everything I need for running a local a copy of my WordPress site

The three products that I will install and analyze on my Ubuntu 10.04 machine are: